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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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